Patrick Dankwa Anin

Patrick Dankwa Anin (* 1928, † October 24, 1999 ) was a leading Ghanaian politicians. He was twice Ghanaian Foreign Minister in the Second Republic in 1969.

Life and work

Anin was at the beginning of 1969, the successor of John Willie Kofi Harlley during the governance by the National Liberation Council (NLC ) was in the transition phase of the Presidential Commission chaired by Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa Anin Ghanaian Foreign Minister. He was followed just a few months after Victor Owusu in the office of Foreign Minister. After the elections in August 1969 Anin was again, this time replaced under Prime Minister Kofi Busia Abrefa for a second short term foreign minister and again by Victor Owusu in office.

This change of the incumbent is to explain, among other things with the political upheaval of 1969. In October of 1969, was formed from the NCL, the Presidential Commission ( Presidential Commission ), chaired by first Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa and then from 1970 by Nii Amaa Ollennu. Furthermore, in 1969 parliamentary elections were held on 29 August, from which the later Prime Minister Kofi Busia Abrefa emerged as the winner.